Open Gameday Thread - Suns vs Spurs
by Seth Pollack on Dec 24, 2008 11:25 PM MST
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PrintSan Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns, Dec 25, 2008 12:30 PM MST
 Phoenix Suns |
 San Antonio Spurs |
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| 16-11 | 18-10 | |
| 12:30PM Mountain / 2:30 PM Eastern | ||
| TV: ABC | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Steve Nash | PG | Tony Parquer |
| Jasun Richardsun | SG | Roger Mason |
| Grant Hill |
SF | Michael Finely |
| Am'are Sto'ude'mir'e |
PF | Red Rocket |
| The Big Tweet | C | Timmy Duncan |
Ed Note: This special version of a holiday favorite is brought to you by Bright Side contributing author Mike Lisboa who's poetic beauty was bound only by the limits of buggy technology.
The following is posted on his behalf...
With apologies to Henry Livingston, Jr or Clement Clarke Moore, here's a very seasonal preview of the Suns's Christmas Day tilt with the Spurs. Enjoy.
Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout Planet Orange,..
Everyone was excited, even poor Goran.
The gameplans were made by Coach Porter with care
And Steve Kerr signed a point guard with ‘rows in his hair.
The true fans were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of Spur-trouncing danced in their heads.
And Boris with his Dirty and Raja with his ‘tude
Had been shipped off to Charlotte for a long winter brood.
And in their place arrived with such chatter,
J-Rich and Jared (who has yet to matter).
But that new guy Jason can shoot, dunk and slash
Who cares about defense? Certainly not Nash.
But the Spurs were coming, almost at full strength,
They would miss poor Oberto and all of his length.
When Timmy and Tony and Manu appear
The Suns better kick it, and into high gear.
With a slow start, the Spurs looked so old and so sick
But we've seen it before, this same possum trick.
But the Suns know it too, they've seen that old game
And Coach Porter, he lectured and called them by name:
"Now, Stevey! Now, Robin! Now, Shaquille and J-Rich!
LB, Matt and Grant! Sweet Lou, and Dragic!
You won't learn my system, not a bit, not all!
So bombs away! Bombs away! Bombs away all!"
In Terry's slow vision, the Suns, they had struggled
D'Antoni's boys had gone from magic to muggled.
At last he relented and loosened the reins
And poof! - disappeared those growing pains.
And then up in Portland, the Suns found the fun
The passing and shooting, that old run and gun.
Though Brandon went off and the Suns they were downed,
You couldn't help but think, "Have they turned it around?"
There is much work to be done, they haven't quite gelled;
And those questions on defense? They're still not disspelled.
So the Spurs come to town to give them a test
With apologies to the Lakers, they own the West.
So old Shaq must be aggressive, bodying Tim
And ensuring his foul shots don't clank off the rim.
Grant Hill somehow must contain Manu Ginobili
And Steve Nash must take charges, however ignobly.
J-Rich needs to find his man on rotation
And LB needs to play without consternation:
That little Brazilian, I've never understood
Why sometimes he looks scared, just petrified like wood.
Matt Barnes and his tats are a poor man's Shawn Marion
But I like his style as long as his 3s he's a-buryin'.
Fropez and Sweet Lou better clear those darn boards
Cuz these Spurs rebound, and collect them in hoards.
I hope Dee Brown's ready, poor Goran is not:
Send him to Iowa to work on his shot.
And fro-hawked Amare should play with some fire;
His hot and cold act is sure growing tired.
So tune in on Thursday, it's gonna be a blast,
And hopefully the Suns will be left standing at last,
For a yuletide Suns win would allow me to yell:
"Happy Christmas to all! (May the Spurs rot in hell.)"
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So, so glorious
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
Merry Christmas To All
with any luck, ill be able to actually make it to the game tomorrow (it would be my first live suns game), can u say best gift ever?
here’s to a good game and a suns win!
It’s against the rules, apparently, for me to post here (Spurs fan), but I just wanted to say this was a classic post. Pretty damn awesome – thanks for writing and sharing.
Merry Christmas, people – except for today’s game, I wish you all happiness and good health.
Thanks, LatinD
Best wishes to Spurs fans everywhere… except those dozen or so guys on the court. They can have their best wishes AFTER the game!
That was awesome Mike
LMAO all over the house. My wife certainly enjoyed it!
"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"
Moron Points
Normally I don’t think that we should award Moron or Genius points based soley on a win or lose but this game is an exception.
In fact, with so much of Kerr’s legacy tied to the Spurs I think 2 points are on the line.
Also – at the suggestion of a commentor, I created a running scoreboard of the points awarded. You can find that here.
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moron points
Does he get a moron point or genius point when we find out he was a spurs plant (a job well done, as opposed to messing up a good team through inept moves)?
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
Holly Jolly to everyone
and its certainly lookin like its going to be for the Suns. I love starting the game against the spurs 9-0. That feels GOOOOOD.
oh and now
tony flopper is back
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
we have
a fropez sighting hellyeah
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
we are missing too many freethrows
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
how did thomas
get that off. rebound? horrible play… but no they’re missing everything… and we let them rebound it all
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Poor shot selection
the last few times down the court. They need to do better than that if they want to win this game.
ah the awesome yao and wade commercial
this is ome really funny shit
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Nash with 5 assts in the 1st
he needs to do at least that for every quarter in every game
make me not regret putting you on my fantasy team
he needs the rest
he played 12 minutes this quarter. also amaré and j-rich as well. gimme some LB and barnes
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oh absolutely
LB and Barnes need theirs
thats whats good (but sometimes bad) about this team. We have bench players that could start on other teams. Everyone needs to get their touches. If everyone gets their touches and everyone makes their shots, we’re just too much of an offensive powerhouse that we’d be untouchable. We have at least 7-8 players that could score 20 on any given night.
popovich
“I’m more concerned with making soem shots, and if we make some shots it’s a ballgame”
well now I get his coaching genius. no wonder he beat mike d all the time…
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Shaq with the up & under
7 years ago, he would have just dangled his nuts in Timmy’s face.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
at least he killed him on the other end
oh and hi, say hello to everyone over at STR!
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Do it yaself :P
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
we have no offensive game
we give it to shaq or wetake it up the floor and shoot. nothing else. i don’t like it.
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
Yeah, but that's how you take advantage of Shaq
He also bothers Duncan some defensively, as Hubie Brown pointed out on the ABC telecast.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
probably
I’m just still sad for the death of 7SOL
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Yeah that pretty much was gonna die eventually
Without Nash, do you think the Suns could have done it had they kept D’Antoni?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
well, does NY
has Nash, or do they have Duhon, who is nice but not an all-world talent, and he has great stats with Pringles now…
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He has improved stats true
But Nas won 2 MVP’s. I don’t think Duhon is going to quite get past a guy having improved stats status.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
definitely not
I just indicated that it is possible to run this offense with different players, as indicated by the situation in NY now. of course steve is way better than duhon… but he is not the only one capable of doing it, he is just the best at it. if you have nice 3pt-shooting skills (steve has awesome) and good court vison (again, nashty is awesome) you can suceed in his system. he may have done something wit tragic too
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Yeah D'Antoni is a quality coach
I don’t think you have to spend much time arguing that with me.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
I'm not
I’m answering your question :)
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If you're saying the system D'Antoni brings is the reason for Duhon's improvement
We agree. And can leave it at that. :)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Have to say
That was a nice feed by Shaq to Barbosa.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
awesome music
i love christams song’s punk covers, I have about 20 of them
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ohohohoo
the announcers are going crazy over this shaq move :D the big santa is doing it today :D
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
Woot Woot
Go Suns! Damn the Spurs!
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
a fasznak nem ki a szélre?
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
woops
that was hugnarian. accidentally :D sorry
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
what?
What did that mean?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
So what did you really say?
Huh? Huh? Huh? Inquiring minds wanna know……..
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Is that all you want for Xmas?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Easy enough
Steal from a casino. :)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Driver to Atlantic City or Connecticut :)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
for a change
we’ll beat the spurs as well
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
does any of you
really like these messages? they’re too sentimental and stuff. it’s ruining the real christmas feeling. too artificial
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yes yes
sorry for not being clear, i was just watching it and it seemed so evident… then again why would it be?
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
I'm watching it on justintv myself
But the commercials aren’t filtered. :) (Which sucks, but doesn’t. I get to see all the stupid Verizon commercials. :) )
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
yeah I'm checking justintv too
and they’re playing all the commcercials
and great block by shaq
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LOL
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
I would hope, if I was a Suns fan
That the Spurs just don’t score on this possession. And they didn’t. Consider that a good way to end the half.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Good luck in the 2nd half
It’s time for me to go sleep.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
opinions:
things you like and din’t like in the first half?
+ shaq
+ amaré in 1st quarter
+ jsun richardson
- barnes’ play
- TOs
- nash still looking lost sometimes
++++++++++ the cover of the christmas songs
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
Decent start
The energy is definitely there but we should be up by 12 at least. Hold Spurs to 33% shooting while we shoot 50%.
As always turnovers killing us 7 to 2. Even on the offensive glass though and we are up +6 overall in TREB.
You have to think the Spurs are going to start hitting more of their shots and the Suns are going to have to answer. Especially Barnes, JRich and LB.
Shaq and Amare have been AWESOME on both ends. Killing it with 6-8 for both of them. Amare has two more points (from the line) and Shaq has one more rebound. That’s front court dominance right there.
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i can't see
any bad news there,,,
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oh come on
spurs fans are welcome here. everyone is. besides we have to have a few good moments taunting them… :)
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
shaq is
trying to do too much on his own. i just don’t liek it. i hope it’s not his ego in the way again, because then we are screwed
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duncan
is like some demon out there, cast into this world just to do wrong for the suns
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shaq
I like his energy though, despite his “slowness” I have thought he brings some good energy to this team. He tries really hard and his effort is always excellent. Plus, he’s more nimble than he looks.
definitely
his effort is great. still, he should understand that he is past his prime, and there are other good players on this team. on his last play (with the multiple off. rebs) he never passed it to anyone, despite the fact that he should have before even taking the first shot, less the following 2 or 3
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
nash used to make these
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niiiiiiiiice
sweet j amaré
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
haha great paly by nashty
though badly abused before it by mr longoria
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well what can i say
you’re right. but it’s gonna be a nice win by the suns
Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr
ah finally
the mid-range game for which we signed hill. two straight mid-range js by him
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and that needs to get done
he’ll knock them down if he gets them. But it seems like majrity of the plays require him to be outside, and he’s not a grat 3pt shooter. He’s a slasher, straight up. We have to take better advantage of that and not force him to be a 3-ball.
i haven't seen to much of LB
but whyyyyyy? he’s at least as fast as longoria… i jus’t don get it
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definately
We need his speed. The Spurs are better when the tempo is slow. We gotta utilize LB and Barnes.
Just a question...
If there is a foul before the ball is passed in.. doesn’t the team get a free throw and the ball back? When the Spurs fouled Shaq with 31.6 seconds left in the 3rd, it was before Nash had touched the ball on the pass in.
amazingly bad defense by Richardson
up by 2.. why would you leave a 3 point shooter wide open to collapse on parker who is going no where.
ooooowwww
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
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omg what?
merry Christmas san antonio indeed.
What is it with this team
That they always break our hearts?
Jesus, I almost kick the TV and throw my dog out the window…
"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"
God must HATE the Suns...
…really there’s NO other rational explanation as to why we keep losing in such heart-breaking fashion to this one team…
!@#$%^&**&^%$#$%^&*&^%$#$%^
I was there about 20 rows up from the dagger 3 from the corner. I wanted to cry. God I hate the Spurs more than ever. 3 lumps of coal in his stocking for JRich for not covering Mason.
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